Electronic display assembly comprising a display mount and a flex circuit wrapped around and adhered to the display mount
View Patent ↗An electronic display assembly is disclosed comprising a display mount including a window and a display coupled to the display mount. The electronic display assembly further comprises an adhesive strip comprising a first side covering at least part of the window of the display mount. A flex circuit is coupled to the display, wherein the flex circuit comprises a component surface having at least one component mounted thereon. The flex circuit is wrapped around the display mount and the component surface is adhered to the first side of the adhesive strip through the window of the display mount.
1. An electronic display assembly comprising:
a display mount comprising a window and a display coupled to the display mount;
an adhesive strip comprising a first side at least partially covering the window of the display mount; and
a flex circuit coupled to the display, wherein:
the flex circuit comprises a component surface having at least one component mounted thereon; and
the flex circuit is wrapped around the display mount and the component surface is adhered to the first side of the adhesive strip through the window of the display mount.
2. The electronic display assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the display is coupled to the display mount by an adhesive applied to a second side of the adhesive strip.
3. The electronic display assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the display is coupled to the display mount by snapping the display into a recessed surface of the display mount.
4. The electronic display assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the display comprises a liquid crystal display.
5. The electronic display assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the window of the display mount comprises a thickness substantially equal to a height of the component.
6. The electronic display assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein a thickness of at least a portion of the display mount about which the flex circuit is wrapped is greater than or equal to twice a minimum bend radius of the flex circuit.
7. The electronic display assembly as recited in claim 6 , wherein the minimum bend radius is at least ten times the thickness of the flex circuit.
8. The electronic display assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
the flex circuit comprises a connector tab wrapped around the display mount and passed through a guide path formed between the display and the display mount; and
the connector tab operable to connect to a printed circuit board.
9. The electronic display assembly as recited in claim 8 , wherein a thickness of a second portion of the display mount is greater than or equal to twice a minimum bend radius of the connector tab.
10. The electronic display assembly as recited in claim 9 , wherein the minimum bend radius is defined relative to a thickness of the connector tab.
11. The electronic display assembly as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of shock absorbers for protecting the display mount within a frame of an electronic device.
12. The electronic display assembly as recited in claim 11 , wherein the electronic device comprises a portable disk drive.
13. A method of manufacturing an electronic display assembly, the method comprising:
adhering a first side of an adhesive strip over a window of a display mount;
adhering a component surface of a flex circuit to the first side of the adhesive strip through the window, wherein the flex circuit is coupled to a display; and
wrapping the flex circuit around the display mount and coupling the display to the display mount.
14. The method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the display is coupled to the display mount by an adhesive on a second side of the adhesive strip.
15. The method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the display is coupled to the display mount by snapping the display into a recessed surface of the display mount.
16. The method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the display comprises a liquid crystal display.
17. The method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the window of the display mount comprises a thickness substantially equal to a height of components mounted to the component surface of the flex circuit.
18. The method as recited in claim 13 , wherein a thickness of the display mount is greater than or equal to twice a minimum bend radius of the flex circuit.
19. The method as recited in claim 18 , wherein the minimum bend radius is defined relative to a thickness of the flex circuit.
20. The method as recited in claim 19 , wherein the minimum bend radius is at least twenty times the thickness of the flex circuit.
21. The method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the flex circuit comprises a connector tab, further comprising wrapping the connector tab around the display mount and passing through a guide path formed between the display and the display mount.
22. The method as recited in claim 21 , wherein a thickness of a second part of the display mount is greater than or equal to twice a minimum bend radius of the connector tab.
23. The method as recited in claim 22 , wherein the minimum bend radius is defined relative to a thickness of the connector tab.
24. The method as recited in claim 13 , further comprising mounting the electronic display assembly to a frame of an electronic device using a plurality of shock absorbers.
25. The method as recited in claim 24 , wherein the electronic device comprises a portable disk drive.